["Cablegrams", The Hedland Advocate (Port Hedland, WA), Saturday 06 August 1910, page 4]

Cablegrams

The Wife Murderer's Arrest

Wireless Plays Its Part

London, July 30.

In the wireless to the Canadian Government the Capt. of the steamer Montrose states that he has incontrovertible evidence that Crippen and La Neve are on board his vessel.

London, August 1.

Crippen and La Neve were arrested yesterday by Inspector Dew, of Scotland Yard, on board the Montrose.

The Montrose was in wireless communication with the Canadian authorities all day yesterday and the captain was fully informed of Dew's plans.

The captain notified that Crippen's worry was increasing, and the he and LeNeve were confined to their cabin, both complaining of insomnia.

English, American, and Canadian newspapers are devoting columns daily to the pursuit of Crippen.

Scores of cinemetograph photographers are awaiting the landing of Crippen and Le Neve.

A wireless from the Montrose states that Crippen booked himself as a merchant and Le Neve as his son.

The fact of the alleged boy squeezing one of Crippen's hands first aroused the captain's suspicion.

When the Montrose arrived at Farther Point, Dew, disguised as a pilot, and two Canadian detectives, also disguised, boarded the vessel, arrested Crippen, and charged him with the murder of his wife.

Le Neve recognised Dew in spite of his disguise.

Crippen said, "I feel relieved; the strain of the last fortnight weighed heavily upon me."

The girl wept bitterly, and was located in a separate cabin while she changed into woman's garments.

The captain of the Montrose said his suspicions were first aroused by observing the boy's trousers fastened round the waist with safety pins. Le Neve seemed to be refined and modest, but under Crippen's hypnotic influence.

After the safety pin incident the captain had the supposed boy's belongings examined, and all doubts as to her sex were removed.

The pair travelled as the Reverend Mr Robinson and son.

Crippen stated that he suspected during the last two days that he had been trapped, owing to the numerous wireless messages received and despatched, and the constant observation of himself which he detected.

During the last few days of the voyage Crippen became haggard and nervous and often walked the deck alone listening to the snap of the telegraph instruments.

None of the passengers suspected the identity of the pair.

The Chase for a Murderer

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London, August 1.

Over 3,000 people, mostly women, struggled to secure an entrance to the Quebec police court when the extradition proceedings in connection with Crippen opened.

The proceedings, however, were conducted in an adjoining room, and the crowd were disappointed and angry at having troubled for nothing.

During the hearing of the case before the judge, Mrs Ginnet, a trainer of trick horses, and a friend of the murdered woman, identified Crippen, and at the end of the proceedings, bitterly upbraided the prisoner, whom the police hurried away to the cell, where he was visited by a Roman Catholic priest.

Crippen is suffering from extreme nervousness. He confessed to the prison doctor that he is addicted to strong drink.

When Crippen was first searched by the detectives after his arrest no jewels were found on him, but a subsequent examination showed that, with the aid of safety pins, he had made a treasure belt of the lower part of his shirt, and in this he had secreted several diamond rings and a diamond pin.

On entering the cabin after arrest Crippen drew a revolver, which he threw out of the port hole when prevented by the police from using it.

Le Neve attempted to swallow a powder, believed to be poison, on being arrested.

Beneath her boy's dress, she wore a sort of canvas harness, which reduced her rounded form to straight lines.